Rlangham Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Does anyone know how much the James ML's go for, or how common/rare they are? Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 a James ml125 is going to fetch roughly the same as an equivalent m20 but be much less usable and a lot more difficult to find.What must be remembered is that although much smaller the james has just about everything the larger bike has so will cost as much to restore but it will have far less spares back up,also be careful because these bikes were built post war for the civilian market and these are much more common hope this helps , Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Engine spares are easy however, and a rebuild of a complete bike is going to cost a lot less than a four stroke machine. There are a couple of companies that specialize in villiers engines and they've got basically everyhing that you could require ;-). Cycle parts are a different matter though... BTW, anyone out there got a front mudguard for one? Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1HU Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I've used the following when I put my ML back together. Terry Roberts I bought my tinware off and the cast folding footrests. Simply Wizard for basic research info. Alan Abrams who runs the site is very friendly and very helpful. Villiers Services speak for themselves http://Http://www.simplywizard.co.uk/ Villiers Services Engine & gearbox parts for all post-war Villiers engines by mail order 01384-265797 Terry Roberts (Metal Magic) Reproduction cycle parts Tel. 01189-731631 There is also a Yahoo group for the 'Famous James' which has proved useful to me at times. As has been mentioned be very careful as quite a few post war Ml's have been converted to the wartime model. Research is the key to know what you are looking for. Here are a couple of photos of my ML. One as it was prepared to go airborne, probably for the first time, though not in the type of transport it was envisaged to carry it. The other was taken last year at Jeep and Cheerful at Doncaster Aeroventure Museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 There's a nice but wrongly captioned picture of an ML on the Canadian archives. Brigade Sergeant-Major R.M. Cooper of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, who rides a Norton WD16H motorcycle, Carpiquet, France, 12 July 1944 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.